The state is home to roughly 111,000 subsidized units with affordability requirements and many will soon expire if the legislature is not able to grant municipalities a right of first refusal to buy subsidized-housing properties.
Colorado Democrats in the legislature are pursuing a right of first refusal bill to preserve affordable housing properties by giving cities and towns the right of first refusal to buy them.
Colorado's population is growing at its slowest pace on record, with domestic net migration turning negative last year and the population declines long seen on the Eastern Plains moving into one large Front Range county.
Colorado's ability to attract newcomers carries huge implications for its economic future, from filling open jobs to providing care for the surging number of older residents.